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Secular and sacred Christmas/solstice/winter anthems for unison, treble or mixed choirs:  http://www.redhouseartspace.com/choral-music.html   Thanks for looking.   Chris

I’m looking for a contemporary or classical piece, 10–20 minutes, originally written for this setting. Sacred or non-sacred in any language. The wind quintet should be traditional (fl, ob, clar, french horn, bassoon).

I am currently writing an analytical paper on my master recital about how quality SAB music can help a developing choral program grow.  I am having trouble finding information on the history of SAB music and statistics about the growth of choral music over the last century in the United States.  Can anyone help with […]

Let me suggest my new oratorio “IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD” / “IM ANFANG WAR DAS WORT” – composed 2009 by Lorenz Maierhofer – for chor SATB, Soprano-Solo, Baritone Solo, Solo-Violin, string-orchestra, organ – duration about 75-80 minutes, you can perform with german or English lyrics.   This oratorio already has had performances with […]

Hello Choralnet Community,   I am currently taking a Choral Methods class at Pacific Lutheran University and one of our projects is to give a 10-12 minute “poster presentation” on a QUESTION each student thinks we should all be able to answer after finishing this class. My question that I am presenting about is:   […]

Friends,   I’m looking for public domain SATB oratorio-type works for my college choir that are interesting and worth doing but not the ones everyone knows.  We’ve recently done Horatio Parker’s Hora Novissima, George Bristow’s Oratorio of Daniel, and Coleridge Taylor’s Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast, solid, interesting, and pieces they’ll probably never have the chance to […]

Posted: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 4:10 pm On Sunday 21 November, the feast of Christ the King, the Choir of the Metropolitan Cathedral will celebrate their 50th anniversary. On the same feast day in 1960, they sang in the Lutyens Crypt under the direction of the Cathedral’s first Master of the Music, Christopher Symons. A […]

Albany (NY) Pro Musica presents “An Hour to Sing:  Music of Gwyneth Walker” – just released!     Featuring live performances by Albany Pro Musica, David Griggs-Janower, conductor, and The Capital District Youth Chorale, Diane Brennan Warner, conductor.       Albany Pro Musica: AN HOUR TO DANCE  TAMBOURINES  BONES BE GOOD  THE ROSE AND THE […]

I am looking for an SATB, somewhat up-tempo, easy-to-medium-level difficulty,  well-written, pop/jazzy rendition of a popular Christmas carol.   Something along the lines of Anita Kerr’s arrangement of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” would be great.  Any help you give would be greatly appreciated.    Thanks so much, Victoria Hellyer Chicago, IL

Richard Toensing’s set of 24 New Orthodox Carols for the Nativity of Christ are beautiful, approachable, and varied, both in spirit and in musical idiom. Some are in the Greco-Byzantine style, some are in a pentatonic folk-like idiom, and still others are in standard Western tonality, yet all of them have a fresh twist to […]